German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

[tandfman]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

Sorry, Steve. I should have figured as much. I assume, then, that you are also familiar with the greatest book ever written, the Robert Mayer book that was originally called Baseball and Men's Lives and has recently been re-published as Notes of a Baseball Dreamer.

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

I know that song very well.... also all the players mentioned, etc. Klu played for the Cincy Reds, had big muscular arms, and wore cutoff sleeves on his jersey. Trivia challenges on NY Giants, NY Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers (and St. Louis Cardinals), from 1951-1957 gladly accepted.

[tandfman]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>Kluszewski?! He never played for the Dodgers.<

I sadly infer from that message, and Steve's answer to it, that you guys are unfamiliar with the greatest song ever written.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stb.shtml

Definitely one to put in your iPods and take to your desert islands.

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>Kluszewski?! He never played for the Dodgers.

yeah, but he wore a cool looking sleeveless jersey.

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Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

Kluszewski?! He never played for the Dodgers.

[tandfman]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

Ah, but what a way to go!

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

tandfman, if you get me/you started talking NY/Brooklyn baseball trivia fron the 50's, we will both get thrown off this board and our subscriptions to T&FN will be cancelled.

[tandfman]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>And for those who are young/non-American and wondering about the "wait till next year" reference, that was the rallying cry of the Dodger faithful for many years of drought in the win-the-World Series department.<

And for those of you who are really young and really non-American, the Dodgers, before they moved to Los Angeles a few years before the 1960 Olympics, were based in Brooklyn.

Yes, we're talkin' baseball (Kluszewski, Campanella).

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>Thanks for the update Steve - in my enthusiasm it looks like I rushed it a bit,
>as your corrections show! Incidentally, I think Lindner managed a 4th or 5th
>placing in one of the walks too?

yep, he got 4th in the 20K

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>And for those who are young/non-American and wondering about the "wait till
>next year" reference, that was the rallying cry of the Dodger faithful for
>many years of drought in the win-the-World Series department.

then, finally, came 1955....

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Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

And for those who are young/non-American and wondering about the "wait till next year" reference, that was the rallying cry of the Dodger faithful for many years of drought in the win-the-World Series department.

[Rob]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

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[Jon]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>There Rob, just want to
>show you that us Americanos have at least some international interest/flavor!!



Lol - that was fairly obvious!

[hj197steve]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

Rob, you are truly the man here. Several comments... you did not mention Paul Schmidt 4 in 800 but somebody else alreasy did... plus Matuscheski was 6th. Only other omission is Manfred Steinbach 4 in LJ. And Zimny's a Pole.

Rob gets an A+, all others who chipped in get an A.

There Rob, just want to show you that us Americanos have at least some international interest/flavor !! It was a great meet for the Germans. Too bad Germar couldn't live up to his '58 form.

[Jon]

Re: German medalists at Rome '60 OG's

>I think Felix Sanchez has done this to.



Yep, he was born in NY, I believe.